Wire tie clamp



July s, v1927. 1,634,841

D. D. PASQUALLE WIRE TIE ACLAMP Filed March 22. 1926 Patented Julyj 5,

FFIC?! i f Doisriisiinin. rasQUALLE, vor BENNING, DIsTRIe'r or COLUMBIA.

Winn TIE eLAivInff `f implication ieiriareh 2a, i926. serialy No. 96,643;

The present invention consists of*- awirekv tie clamp and is especiallyadapted.v for-ruse'` :on concrete molds ork forms which. are euse;

building of Y pillars,

i tornarily' used j in the walls, columns, etc. An object lof thev invention is to provide a rclamp fo'rvthey wire yo r- Wires which en circley the mold or form,` `the construction being such that the wire is first drawn t o i securely embrace ther-mold or form Fand is positively vheldxufrom lslipping, without the necessity of bending the `wire 'or otherwise i distorting orimutilatingfthe same. lei/ furtherobject yof-'th'e invention is to vprovide a wire clamp-which maybe set up Y and usedby a single workmanin contrae;v distinction to clamps nowfused for this 'pur'l pose in `which ftWo or Ymore workmen l areusually required for "tightening thewire around lthe'mold 'or form and r`in securing the'wire after' it hasbeen'sc tightened.'- f

Other objects of thev invention will beV ap- '1 parent from the followingdescription of the present` preferred form of the .invention Figflis a perspective 'view'of' a wire tie clamp constructed in accordance with the present invention illustrating its applica-V ti'on on a concrete form orinold;

' ig.f2 is a vertical sectionalzfvi'ew of the clamp per se; and f I-Fig. 3 is ahorizontal sectional viewof the clamp per seshowing-portions ofthe wire strand `engaged: therewith.

i 'Inv the drawings, in order to illustrate the application of this invention, a portion of a concrete form or mold is illustrated as'indii cated'y at 4.A This form, asis customary, is

made ofwoodand is, of course, adapted for' removalV aftervthefconcrete'dor 'like plastic The clamp'constructed in accordance with thepresentinvention consists of a frame, generally., designated 5,]which embodies a 'base 6' with an integrally" formed arbor 7. The base. has' .studs 8` formed thereon which arefadaptedfor penetration in the mold4 through the mediumL 'ofwhi'ch'the frame is these ends maybe tapped byV a hammer or 8 in the moldvwith facility.

other instrument inorder to embed the studs theizaccoinpanying agr-bordi'r hie-:re-y in. three shafts 9,-110 Ia'ndgll each o fwliich carries apair of toothedwheels121 and 13.

lThe wheels 12-intermesh and constitute the* driver wheels while theV wheels 13 also intermesh and are provi-ded withsemicirculany v,wire receiving depressions 14, these wheels constituting the wire clamping andfeeding elements. One end of the shaft 10 is extend-' ed through o'ne'sideA of the arbor. 7l and has afratchet wheel 15 4integrally formed thereon and also an Yenlarged squared terminal i' 16`. which is' located beyond the? ratchet lwheel-[A *double acting p awl "17 is p i'voti ally4 monntedonythe arborfadjacent the ratchetivheel 15V and is engageable ywithv the 'Y latter so; as to vlock the wheel'from" inovement when desiredr ii'cn'materi'alL of the ,direc-7 tion in which the ``Aratchet wheel' :lias 'been' turned.` yThe squaredy end 16 of the vshaft-1,0

is adapted Sto ,receive suitable means yfor "i rotating theshaft, such,v for instance, as a; ratchet wrench 18. This permitsthe shaft to be rotated in-'either direction 'and vrthe operating position atany time desired; One end of the'shaft 9 is also extended handle thereofV retractedv to a rdesirable through the arbor 7 onv theoppositeside to 1 that through which the shaft'12 is extend,- ed and is equipped with a collar 19. A `portion of the periphery of the `collar 19 Yis extended, as indicated vat 20, and 'shown kto advantage in Fig. 2, andisprovided with a recess. yA lug 21 projects laterally from the arbor 7 and is provided withv a screwthreaded-opening which aligns with (the, i

opening in the enlargement2O,V The screw'-,y

threaded opening receives a correspondingly threaded Vset screw A22 the inner -end of. whichy latter is reduced and'engages the opening in.v the enlargement 2Ok of said f collar.v

Y pon reference to `Fig.V V2 of the drawings itwill be noted` that therk openings which receivel the extended portion of the `shaft 9;

Aandr the lower end ofthe shaft 10v arev elon` gated'so that movement of these two shafts is permitted thereby correspondingly movinglthe Wire clamping Wheelsl; Y

In the preferred: form of the Vinvention illustrated'to' advantage in Fig. 1, the Wire strand,` designated 23,`is encircled Vabout, the

'mold 4 and has the freeV ends thereof in'v serted :between the wheels-.13. ="O1ie'end Vof the strandV is engaged between .the inner and intermediateof the wheels 13 and theother 4li ,ii-r zinifairunr Eligit li lin piimfil lirtweun tlnln, fr wiyelpop engaged wifli will gmnfh whereby ifntnlion ofthe lut- 'rr wiil Qnlingc or rvclncc the loop, certain i'ln mlm' finir "im" nioving" all Athe gen1-S into mail. mb nlE gripping engagement 'with the wir@ or the loop, )mains 'for c'ii'ectinq suv/li zujljiifinnniti 051 (lin-Suid" grain, :ind means for r0- i'ialiing tlm giwurs. i

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n midiuirrnlnrionmiing@ irnizuljui'j neri'orl L0: the nmiinent of lie Vsind adjustableislnift. 

